Hand-crank for cameras.



w. PARKES.

HAND CRANK FOR CAMERAS.

APPLICATlON FILED APR. 20, 1916.

Patented Sept. 17,1918..

1 UNITED STATES PA-TE NUT-OFFICER? VWALTERVPARKES, or'ELYiuA, oHIo, nssrelvonronnriiunn elinronn, or

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7 To. all whom it may concern:

.Beiit known that I, WALTER-PARKEVSVJEL 1 subject of the Kingof'GreatBritain,resi

ing at 'El'yria, in thecounty of Lorain and State of Ohio,'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand cranks for Cameras; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the i'nvention, such as will enableothers skilled in .the art'tdwhich it appertains to make anduse'the'same. r My invention relates to camerasland more particularly to cameras. employedifor taking motionpicturesj The objects of my inven- V J 4310111318 toimprove the mechanism: for man ually operating the camera when-motion pictures are being taken. W V r V V.

7 One of the Objects of my invention :is to provide a pulley on the outside of the cam era over which a driving chain or belt runs to transmit power to one .,Of the drlven members of the camera. The belt' is likewise mounted on the outside of the camera, mak

ing it easy to remove it.

Another obj ect of my invention is the provision of a suitable catch for maintaining the crank rigidly in position to preventany lost motion inthe operation of the camera,

it being well known that lost motion often" causes injury to the film. 7

Other objects of my invention and the invention itself will probably be better understood from a description of an embodiment" of the invention. 7

In Figure 1 isshown a camera with one 7 side removed and the parts shown therein illustrated in elevation. V

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the driving mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a section through the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. V V Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the camera.

Referring now to the drawing and to the embodiment of the invention illustrated therein at 5 is shown the walls of the camera "which likewise may be used for printing the films. The camera is not'only adapted to be used for the purpose of taking motion pictures, but may be used for taking still pictures. The film is illustratedat 6, which is a normally 'wound upon a reel 7 in a casing 8 upon the top of thecamera proper and after the picture is taken is wound upon a reel 9 mounted in a casing 10. The film 7 Specification of Letter's'l'ate'nt;

betweena frame part 1 2 and 13, beingifed therethrough by mechanism illustrated at 14 and by sprocketsillustrated 1 at 15 and :16. The shutter is shown at 17. The a driving mechanism is shown generally at 18,;

including a plurality of gear wheels 19, 32,

mounted upon a plate 26, inclosed within the camera.

"It. is often desired to operate the mechar j nism at diiferent'speeds. 'Forthis purpose,

I show a plurality of driving mechanisms, here illustrated as cranks,

one crank being shown at '30; and the'other' atfll. pulley 20is mounted. concentrically with the gear wheel '18 and on the outside of as shown injFig. 4:; :AV belt 33 passes through a groove 34: in the pulley 20, and is em the camera,

ployed. to drive some part ofthemechanism, V i

forexample, the reel 9. This pulley f is mounted on the outside of the camera in order to enable the operator to readily remove "the'belt, so as to adapt the camerato be used to take still pictures. 'The shaft carrying the pulley 20 is shown at 35. The

pulley 20 and'the crank 21 are rigidly connected together by any suitable means, such 7 as a screw 86. A threaded spur 37 is mounted upon the pulley 20 and threads into a threaded bore 38 in themember 35. 'When it is desired to mount the members 20 and 21 upon the part 35, the pulley and.

crank are rotated, threading the stud 37 into the bore 38 until the stud is screwed way down in the borer38. If no other connecting means were used, such a. joint would,

especially after the parts wore, cause some lost motion in'the operation of the device.

I provide means for preventing this, and i V such means are made so that the parts 20 and 21 may be quickly removed from-the part 35 The top of the part 35 is provided with one or more recesses 40 and a hole 41 is bored through the parts 20 and 21. A pin 42 projects through this hole, such pin provided with a head 43, whichcan be grasped between the forefinger and thumb. A shoulder 44 is formed upon the pin and a spring i5 is connected to the crank 21. The spring 45 is provided with anopening 46 through which the pin projects. The spring normally tends to hold the pin in the position shown in the drawing. Now, when the stud 371s screwed to its Way-down position being 7 in the bore 38, the end d'i ofthe'pin drops into one of the openings 40, and it ivillbe impossible tomove the pulley or the crank without moving the member 35, so that there can be no lost motion. 7 to move the pulley and crank, t he head of the pin is grasped between the forefinger and thumb and the pin is lifted from the recess? 4L0 and the crank and pulley quickly unscrewed from the part 35. ,7

I have illustrated this embodiment of my invention and the details thereof for the purpose of describing my invention. I do not wish to be limitedto sucli form or details illustrated, but contemplate numerous and extensive departures'therefrom without departing from the spirit-of my invention, all

of whichwill be clear to those skilled in the I claim 1 I 1; In a motion picture camera, the combi- V nation ofa rotatable shaft, a pully and a crank arm, inter-engagingthreaded parts upon said pulley and said shaft and catch means including recesses on saidshaft and a spring, pressed pin on said arm forinter connecting said arm and shaftand preventing one from moving with respect .to the other.

2. In a device of the class described, a

rotatable shaft provided with a threaded Goplu 01 this patent may be obtained for hen it is desired" recess in one end thereof and concentric with the shaft and with aplurallty of re cesses in the end of the shaft about the threaded recess, a pulley having a threaded stud to cooperate with the threads in the threaded recess in the shaft, a crank arm on the pulley, and a spring pressed pin having anen'd adapted to enter one of the recesses in the end of the shaft to interconnect said parts and prevent relative movement thereof.

3. In a motion picture camera, the combination of a rotatable shaft provided with a threaded bore, a pulley'and a crank arm attached'thereto, athreaded stud onpsa'id pulley .concentric therewith adapted to be screwed into said bore, and catch meansfor and a spring pressed pin on another of said parts for interconnecting said parts and preventing one from moving with respect to the other.

In witness whereof I have signed my name hereunto this 3rd dayof April, 1916.

' WALTER PARKEs,

five cents each, by addressing'the commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.) I e 1 3 

